Evaluation Report of American Humanics and the Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition

Based in Kansas City, American Humanics (AH) is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to educate professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. American Humanics’ Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers is a program designed to recruit, prepare, and retain the next generation of nonprofit sector leadership. After a series of national dialogues held in 2004 and 2005, the Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers was launched to identify the core issues affecting the nonprofit workforce. Early steps taken by AH included commissioning research, partnering with other organizations on research initiatives, publishing a series of guidebooks on nonprofit sector careers, convening more national dialogues, and developing training programs for offices of career service professionals at universities. The Capstone team conducted an evaluative study of the Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition and its Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers, the purpose of which is to provide American Humanics and members of the Coalition with a snapshot of the Coalition’s current status and objective recommendations.